,,,,~~*@#@ @#@*~~,,,,
,~~;**@#@# #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@### ###@**;~~,
,~~;**@@## ##@@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# #@#@**;~~,
,~~;;***@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@***;;~~,
,,,~~~**#@ ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### @#**~~~,,,
,~~;**@@@@ #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @@@@**;~~,
,~~;;;**@@ @@**;;;~~,
,~~;**@#@@ ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A @@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@@## OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE ##@@**;~~,
,~~**@#@## ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE ##@#@**~~,
,,,~~~~;*@ BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR @*;~~~~,,,
,~~;**@#@# SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@@@@ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK @@@@**;~~,
,~~;*@#@## ANTENNA ARRAYS ##@#@*;~~,
,,,~~***@@ WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A @@***~~,,,
,~~;*****@ DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. @*****;~~,
,,,,~~;;*# #*;;~~,,,,
,~~;*@#@## WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ##@#@*;~~,
,,,,,,~*@@ SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS @@*~,,,,,,
,~~~~;;*@@ PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR @@*;;~~~~,
,~~;**@#@# GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, #@#@**;~~,
,,,,~;**@# AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE #@**;~,,,,
,~~;;;;;*# GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS #*;;;;;~~,
~~;**@#@## ##@#@**;~~
,,,,~~~*@@ AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT @@*~~~,,,,
,~~;**@#@# VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE #@#@**;~~,
,,,,,~~;*# AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES #*;~~,,,,,
,~~;;****@ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT @****;;~~,
,~~;**@#@# #@#@**;~~,
,~~~~;;*#@ AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR @#*;;~~~~,
,~~;**@#@# (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@@ RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE @@#@**;~~,
,~;**@#@## AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ##@#@**;~,
,,,,,~;;*@ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), @*;;~,,,,,
,~~;**@### DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE ###@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@### FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS ###@**;~~,
,~~;**@@@@ BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY @@@@**;~~,
,,,,,,~~*@ DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, @*~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,~;*@ @*;~,,,,,,
,~~;**@#@# NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### #@#@**;~~,
,,,,,~~;*# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #*;~~,,,,,
,~~;*@#@## ##@#@*;~~,
,,~~~;**@@ SO WHY IS THAT? @@**;~~~,,
,,,,,~~*@@ @@*~~,,,,,
,~~;**@#@# MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# HAS TO BE A PLANET!) #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**#@## ##@#**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@##@ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? @##@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# #@#@**;~~,
,,,,,~**@@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO @@**~,,,,,
,,,,~~;**@ IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY @**;~~,,,,
,,,,~;***@ SHOWS) @***;~,,,,
,~~;**@### ###@**;~~,
,,,,~~~**# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #**~~~,,,,
,~~;**@#@# ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@#@**;~~,
,~~;**@#@# #@#@**;~~,
,,,,,~;*#@ I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE @#*;~,,,,,
,~~;*@#@## THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ##@#@*;~~,
,,,,,,~*@@ FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING @@*~,,,,,,
,,~~~~~**# #**~~~~~,,
,~;**@#@## ##@#@**;~,
,,~~;;;*## ##*;;;~~,,
,,,,~~;;*@ @*;;~~,,,,
,~~;**@### ###@**;~~,